[NoOne]

jay i get what you are saying, i am/was not arguing. i suggested it exactly for that reason. the league is not a level playing field financially, unless your goal is to make it a bit more equal. arbitrarily adding 20mill to all budgets will further exascerbate inflated contracts. if only the top half of teams get a significant bump, it doesn't increase the demand as much as all 30teams.

for the rebel:
anyway, i'd double check your baseline revenue numbers. this image is a new standard game, mlb only.

if you are detroit (otherwise ignore) and your merchandise numbers were normal ($29,000,000 previous year), you'd be financially viable. unless you had such a terrible record and public relations that merchandise sales could drop ~$15million in one year. based on gate revenue and player salaries, that doesn't look to be the case.

i've never had a league so poorly budgeted the first year. something has to be different in finance options - maybe it was accidental and without knowledge.